This sweet root can be much more than just a vehicle for mini marshmallows. Though it comes in dozens of varieties (which can range in color from white to pink to purple), two types of sweet potatoes are the most prominent in the United States. The light sweet potato has pale-yellow skin and flesh, and... View Article

Yams—large, thick tubers popular in South and Central America, the West Indies, many Pacific islands, and parts of Asia and Africa—are the subject of much confusion. What most Americans know as yams are actually orange-fleshed sweet potatoes; true yams come from a different plant entirely and are seldom grown or sold in the United States.... View Article